Fēlēs Cūriōsa

Urbs Capitulum Secundum

Man with his traveling bag walking past the Colosseum and an aqueduct in Rome.

Fēlēs cūriōsa urbem explorat. Fēlēs arcūs explōrat. Arcūs statuās et pictūrās habent.

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Triumphal arch with the statue of an emperor in a chariot on top.

Arcus

Fēlēs forum intrat. Forum habet multās columnās. Forum arcūs habet! Multae statuae in forō sunt. Statuae sunt in arcū et in columnīs! Circum forum sunt multa templa et basilicae. Fēlēs multōs hominēs spectat. Hominēs ambulant, currunt et clāmant. Fēlēs exit!

The Roman forum with people buying and selling goods in front of a basilica and temple.

In forō, fēlēs templa explōrat. Templa multās columnās habent! Templa statuās deōrum* habent! Templa māgnās iānuās habent. Statua est post iānuās. Templa ārās habent. In ārā homines sacrificia faciunt.

*of the gods

Plan of a Roman-style temple with its side columns attached to the side walls.

A Roman-style temple with steps on the front and engaged (decorative parts of the wall) columns around the outside.

In foro, feles basilicam intrat. Basilica est maxima! Basilica multas columnas habet. Basilica fenestras habet. Basilica statuas habet.

*very tall

Plan of a basilica (map of the foundations) that shows the rows of columns that support the roof on either side of the middle aisle.

Section of a basilica that shows how the roof steps in to create a place for windows to light the interior.

Plan and section view of a basilica with its stepped roof.

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How would you answer these questions?

Which of these building would you feel more comfortable entering without invitation? Why?

When you see buildings that look like this in modern cities, what do you think of them?

Basilica Emilia (from the Republic)

Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine (from the later Empire)

Forum with temples and arches

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